Tales of Inner Power | 160 Confidence Quotes

Last modified: June 4, 2020

Believing in people can sometimes seem hard. However, if we look at mankind as a species, there might be no other choice. Believing in others can release the collective power and reveal the genius of a group of people, no matter how small or big it might be. The obvious analogy is that to believe in ourselves is an ingredient for miracles.

These famous confidence quotes make reference to that power and remind us that even when we feel scared, small or insecure, confidence can lead us to action and help bring the results we aim at.

Confidence Quotes

What prominent figures have said about confidence can really make you think – and then turn your thoughts into action.

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. Rumi

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt

With confidence, you have won before you have started. Marcus Garvey

Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out. Barbra Streisand

Confidence is silent and insecurity is loud. Unknown

Confidence isn’t walking into a room with your nose in the air, and thinking you are better than everyone else. It’s walking in to a room and not having to compare yourself to anyone else in the first place. Unknown

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things. Joe Namath

We are constantly invited to be what we are. Henry David Thoreau

With confidence, you have won before you have started. Marcus Garvey

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller

Inhale confidence, exhale doubt. Unknown

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller

Confidence is not ‘they will like me’. Confidence instead is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’. Christina Grimmie

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look. Marcus Aurelius

If I am not for myself who is for me? Hillel Danziger

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. Theodore Roosevelt

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don’t think you can, you won’t. Jerry West

Your energy introduces you before you even speak. Unknown

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right. Henry Ford

Courage is the birthplace of confidence. Debbie Millman

Every time I became too confident, life reminded me I should not. Maxime Lagacé

The more you believe in yourself, the more the world believes in you! Isa Zapata

Where I make an impression it must be by being most myself. Margaret Fuller

I’ve studied the lives of the 20th century’s great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success. Alex Spanos

Show up in every single moment like you’re meant to be there. Unknown

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time. Anna Freud

To me, faith means not worrying. John Dewey

Self-respect is nothing but self-confidence. Debasish Mridha

With the realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world. Dalai Lama

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health. Dalai Lama

Self-confidence is the memory of success. David Storey

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too. David Storey

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself. Nicole Scherzinger

Confident Woman Quotes

In the post-MeToo era, women’s fight for equality has given hope, but has also caused a reaction by some of the representatives of the status-quo, the male population. These quotes voice the demand of beautiful confident women for equal rights and get the message across to each and every one of us – male or female – that a strong confident woman is beneficial for the society and should never be seen as any kind of threat.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie

Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. Coco Chanel

Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible. Once you start believing in yourself, your dreams take shape. The more you believe, the more you achieve. Martina Navratilova

A diamond doesn’t start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I’m that diamond. Solange Nicole

I never loved another person the way I loved myself. Mae West

She remembered who she was and the game changed. Lalah Delia

Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way. Sheri Dew

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. Roderick Thorp

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. Roger Staubach

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners. William Shakespeare, Othello

To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. Alan Cohen

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence. Blake Lively

The sight of me is good for sore eyes.Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

You will never know how best you are if you focus on how bad you are. Gift Gugu Mona

It’s all about confidence and how you feel about yourself. There’s no such thing as a perfect woman, I like imperfections – that’s what makes you unique. Hayley Hasselhoff

Self-confidence is the memory of success. David Storey

Confidence-Boosting Quotes

When it’s time to be bold, these words will help you stand on your feet and do your very best.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali

Put all excuses aside and remember this – you are capable. Zig Ziglar

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. Zig Ziglar

I am confident because I can admit who I am, what I’ve done, and love myself for who I’ve become. Unknown

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Lao Tzu

The world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going. James Allen

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum. Floyd Patterson

Inhale confidence. Exhale doubt. Unknown

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Norman Vincent Peale

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it. Stan Smith

Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. Wendy Wasserstein

In the darkest hours we must believe in ourselves. Terry Goodkind

If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles. Wayne Dyer

You are blessed and highly favored. Les Brown

Believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart. Steve Jobs

You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous. Gabby Douglas

I’ve always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself. Eddie Murphy

Art fuels the fire inside me. Efrat Cybulkiewicz

Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them. T. Harv Eker

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it. J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Inspirational Confidence Quotes

Important personalities have spoken about confidence as if they walked on the same path. That alone can be truly inspiring when we are in doubt.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Marcus Tullius Cicero

One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause. Robert Brault

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. E.E. Cummings

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else’s insecurities to be your own. Jessie J

Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people. Fennel Hudson

All improvement is self-improvement.⁣⁣ Richie Norton

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball

I taught myself confidence. When I’d walk into a room and feel scared to death, I’d tell myself, ‘I’m not afraid of anybody.’ And people believed me. You’ve got to teach yourself to take over the world. Priyanka Chopra

Don’t say, “If I could, I would”. Say, “If I can, I will”. Jim Rohn

Be a lifelong student. The more you learn, the more you earn and the more self-confidence you will have. Brian Tracy

It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures. Oprah Winfrey

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers. Dennis Lehane

Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you. Jessica Williams

Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I’m able to do what I want without anybody thinking it’s dumb. Amy Lee

Famous Confidence Quotes

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. Michel de Montaigne

The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens